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Low-Cost CNT Obscurants from Vehicle/Aircraft Exhaust and Diffusion Flames

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
73641 		Program Year/Program:
2005 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A043-140-0291 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
NANODYNAMICS, INC.
901 Fuhrmann Blvd. Buffalo, NY 14203-4203
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: Yes
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2005
Title: Low-Cost CNT Obscurants from Vehicle/Aircraft Exhaust and Diffusion Flames
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W911SR-05-C-0009
Award Amount: $119,527.00
 

Abstract:

Although visual obscurants ("smoke screens") have a long history on the battlefield, use of infrared obscurants (IROs) is comparatively new. IROs are required when the enemy possesses IR based equipment (e.g., thermal sights and heat seeking missiles). Because recent developments have greatly increased the availability of such equipment to numerous military (and non-military groups) around the world, the need for advanced IROs is becoming increasingly important. Although numerous IROs are available, most have limited performance and suffer from environmental and health issues. Among the most promising technologies for future IROs is the carbon nanotube (CNT). In fact, the U.S. Army believes that CNTs may increase IRO effectiveness by approximately a factor of ten. However, currently available CNT production technologies are expensive; and because production cannot be practically implemented in the field, dispersion will prove difficult due to high self-adhesion energies of CNTs. The proposed SBIR program will lead to field deployable production technologies based on traditional low-cost combustion chemistries and equipment. The proposed Phase I will demonstrate direct production of aerosolized CNTs as well as their potential as obscurants. Moreover, the proposed program will lead to low-cost production technologies based on vehicle/aircraft exhaust, resulting in on-demand production of CNT obscurants.

Principal Investigator:

Douglas P. DuFaux
Director - ND Innovations
8329784386
ddufaux@nanodynamics.com

Business Contact:

Keith A. Blakely
Director - ND Innovations
7168534900
kblakely@nanodynamics.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

NANODYNAMICS, INC.
901 Fuhrmann Blvd. Buffalo, NY 14203

EIN/Tax ID: 412048510
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No